Bordentown in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas Paine Monument

By Rc

1. Thomas Paine Monument at head of Prince Street in Historical Bordentown, NJ

Inscription.

Thomas Paine Monument. .

Thomas Paine (1739 - 1809) Father of the American Revolution. (Northeast face of Monument Base): Paine's words and deeds put the concepts of independence, equality, democracy, abolution of slavery, representative government and a constitution with a bill of rights on the American agenda. (Southwest face of Monument Base): "I had rather see my horse button in his own stable, or eating the grass of Bordentown, than see all the pomp and show of Europe." - Letter from Europe 1789. (Northwest face of Monument Base): Paine considered Bordentown his home; it is here he invented his bridge. Dedicated to the people of Bordentown from the Bordentown Historical Society. 6-7-97

Thomas Paine (1739 - 1809)
Father of the American Revolution

(Northeast face of Monument Base):
Paine's words and deeds put the concepts of independence, equality, democracy, abolution of slavery, representative government and a constitution with a bill of rights on the American agenda.

(Southwest face of Monument Base):
"I had rather see my horse button in his own stable, or eating the grass of Bordentown, than see all the pomp and show of Europe." - Letter from Europe 1789.

(Northwest face of Monument Base):Paine considered Bordentown his home; it is here he invented his bridge.
Dedicated to the people of Bordentown from the Bordentown Historical Society. 6-7-97

Erected 1997 by Bordentown Historical Society.

Location. 40° 8.972′ N, 74° 42.949′ W. Marker is in Bordentown, New Jersey, in Burlington County. Marker is at the intersection of Prince Street and Courtland Street, in the median on Prince Street. Touch for map. Marker is located just off of the main business district in Historical Bordentown. Marker is in this post office area: Bordentown NJ 08505, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

This quote by Thomas Paine is carved into the "stone" that his left foot is resting on.

By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015

7. Thomas Paine 1737-1809 Born Thetford, England

This 1791 portrait of Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.

“‘For God's sake, let us come to a final separation,‘ pleaded an anonymous author in a brief pamphlet called Common Sense, published in Philadelphia on January 9, 1776. ’You have it in your power to begin the world all over again’ Written by Thomas Paine, a down-at-the-heels immigrant recently arrived from England, this call for an immediate declaration of independence had a stunning effect, rousing spirits within Congress and without.

In December 1776 Paine was with the Continental army as it retreated across New Jersey, and George
Washington confessed privately that the game was nearly up. ‘The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country,’ Paine wrote in an essay that Washington read to the troops, ‘but he that stands by it Now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.’” — National Portrait Gallery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 5, 2008, by R. C. of Shrewsbury, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,188 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 5, 2008, by R. C. of Shrewsbury, New Jersey. 7. submitted on April 19, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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